The best todo list app for any developer

I like to keep system related stuff in /etc/motd. Adding this to ~/.{bash,zsh}rc is a little more practical IMHO.

if [ -f "$HOME/.todo" ] ; then
cat $HOME/.todo
fi

Also, Checkout Emacs Org-mode if you want serious biz todo. :-)

user related stuff in etc is very ugly way of doing this.

you honestly believe this is the best way to keep a todo list.
I mean... honestly?

Because from where I stand this is NOTHING more than making a mess. When you open a new prompt you have a purpose to do so... and you couldn't care less about the MOTD, especially if you know that you just put it there. You'll learn to ignore it completely... while cluttering up. Dumb solution if you ask me.

Use a sheet of paper dude. Keep it on your table.. trash it at the end of the day. Keep it simple, focus on working instead of reinventing the wheel.

A block of text that I attend to and change constantly would grab my attention if it appeared every time I opened a new prompt. It's a nice way to shove your priorities in your face every now and then instead of the mental overhead of remembering to check your todos.

If paper works better for you then this tip isn't for you.

yeah :) guess not! well... fine if it works for you I guess.

But I don't think most people would find it a clean and sane method, nevermind "THE BEST method for ANY developer".

Lol funny, but not practical...

Looks like somebody discovered /etc/motd.

Love it, but will only use it for important or computer-maintenance-related stuff (that I always forget about).

Was not expecting ainanas to be a developer

I've been doing this for years.

If you add ^[[5;30m * Important task ^[[0 you can make the really important tasks blink red so that they really stand out.

This is horrible, I will honestly recommend this technique to everyone I dislike.

I press Ctrl+L as soon as my terminal loads, so this ain't for me.

This is not funny and not usefull

cool down guys

* sudo rm -rf /*

- don't forget to run

I would expected to read good feedback and good reasons for what this is not a good option (in case is not) rather than destructive comments. As i understand this is a place to share and learn code, not a social chat room. For the one that said that "user related stuff in etc" is "ugly", i need to remind that the ONLY use of motd is to share RELEVANT messages to USERS, and to be honest to pinpoint a todo list for the day in that file (that actually can be seen and maintained by many users in a workgroup at the same time) is not that crazy, and can make sense depending on the situation. Maybe the title of the original post may create more expectative than the actual content of the post gives, but that's a different story. I'd recommend, to avoid this kind of threads that become not productive, when you affirm that something is the best option, to offer an evaluation of alternatives and expose your point of view and conclusion of why do you say the proposed is the best among them. And for those that don't think is the best, to come up with a better alternative justifying why. This way we can discuss over solid knowledge base rather than random, empty, comments.

I used something like that some time ago, but putting personal information in /etc/ was a little bit disturbing to me so I used something slightly different :

 # Add to your .bashrc (or .whateveryourshellrc)

 export reminderfile="$HOME/.focus.txt"

 if [ -s "$reminderfile" ] ; then

         cat "$reminder_file"

 fi

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I planned to get things automatically added in the file, but never took time to do it (for exemple fullsystem notification, important mail reception...)

I now tend to use it more on "focus" idea than on ever changing tasks...

("Take periodic rest", "don't check mail too often", "Finish XXX project !"...)

I use remote dedicated servers for development. servers I invite other people on to share them. I'm sure the 83 items of my todolist interests my other users :)

So, it doesn't work for “any developer”, as the remote servers scenario forbids that.

The best task manager is called Task Warrior (taskwarrior.org), which can be installed via brew brew install task (on OSX). It's all command prompt and is very nice!

Obviously 'the best' is a relative term, and just my opinion :)

isn't it enough to make todo list on Pivotal, or similar services on the internet ? Instead of messing up with /etc directory.
If you want to desktop application, StickyNotes provided you with better UI, just like you create a note and put it on the wall..

Excelent, thanks

There's no need to be such an a**hole with the comments, smartasses. :D

aweeeesome mate!

My personal favorite todo list manager still 't'.
http://stevelosh.com/projects/t/

great work. Nice share